ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Commonwealth MBA / MPA Programme)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (5577)

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SEMESTER: AUTUMN, 2010

This packet comprises the following material:-

1. Text Books
2. Assignment No. 1, 2
3. Assignment Forms (two sets)
4. Course Outline

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 ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
(Commonwealth MBA / MPA Programme)
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Course: Project Management (5577) Semester: Autumn, 2010
Level: Executive MBA/MPA Total Marks: 100
ASSIGNMENT No. 1
Q. 1 Define project. What is project management. Expalin the international standards
and guidelines defined for project management? (20)
Q. 2 Discuss in detail triple constraints? Elaborate your understanding about scope
planning and explain its importance in project management? (20)
Q. 3 Define and explain the process of Project Risk Management? (20)
Q. 4 Discuss project cost management, its importance in project management and
principles of cost management? (20)
Q. 5 How a project comunication can be managed effectively and why project
communication is important in project management? (20)
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ASSIGNMENT No. 2
Total Marks: 100
Instructions:
1. This assignment is a research-oriented activity. You are required to develop a term
paper and submit to the tutor for evaluation prior to the final examination. The last
date of this assignment will be notified separately by our directorate of regional
Services and the same will be communicated to you directly as well as through
approved study centers assigned to you.
2. You will have to participate in the activity fully, actively, and practically to be
eligible to sit in the final examination of the course.
3. For the preparation of this assignment, you should first thoroughly review the
conceptual framework of the topic and develop a scholarly material of the same
giving references, quotations, and extracts of various scholars and experts. Then
visit any business/commercial Organization and study the relevant practical aspects
there. Combining the theoretical and practical aspects, develop a comprehensive
paper consisting of at least 20 to 25 typed pages to be submitted to your tutor.
a) Introduction to the topic
b) Important sub-topics
c) Practical study of the Organization with respect to the topic
d) Review of theoretical and practical situations, merits, de-merits deficiencies
or strengths of the Organization with respect to the topic under study.
e) Conclusion and recommendation
f) Annex, if any
4. Prepare a copy of this assignment and submit to your tutor for your evaluation.
5. You should add any illustrative material/data/tables/analysis for effective Submission.
6. If you fail to submit this assignment in the class, then you will not be able to sit in
the final examination conducted by AIOU.
7. A number of topics given below are the general aspects of the course and you are
required to select one of the topics according to the last digit of your roll number.
For example, if the roll number is N-9337241, you will select topic number 1, and
if the roll number is O-3427185 then you will select topic number 5 (the last digit).
0. Tools and Techniques for Project Execution.
1. Risk and Project Life Cycle
2. Project Closing Processes
3. Effective Project Planning
4. Cost Management
5. Project Maturity Models
6. Project Risk Management
7. Impact of Organizational Structure on Success of Project
8. Project Planning Process
9. Project Procurement Management

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 COURSE OUTLINE
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (5577)
BLOCK 1: INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT
INTEGRATION
■ Project Definition
■ Project Management
■ International Standards and Guidelines
■ Project Management Processes
■ Project vs. Product Life Cycles
■ What is the Value of Project Management?
■ How Project Management Relates to Other Disciplines
■ The Project Management Profession
■ Understanding Organization
■ The Importance of Project Stakeholders
■ Stakeholder Analysis
■ Project Management Skill Set
■ Project Integration Management
■ The Project Plan
■ Project Plan Execution
■ Project Execution Tools and Techniques
■ Project Management Software
■ Status Review Meetings
■ Work Authorization Systems
■ Overall Change Control

BLOCK 2: SCOPE AND TIME MANAGEMENT

■ Project Planning
■ Project Definition
■ Triple Constraints
■ Scope Management
■ Project Charters
■ Scope Planning
■ The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
■ Project Time Management
■ Schedule Development Tools

BLOCK 3: COST AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT

■ Project Cost Management
■ Project Calendars
■ Definitions (durations)
■ Task Durations
■ Acquiring Resources
■ Functional
■ Project
■ Matrix
■ Earned Value Analysis
■ Other Earned Value Calculations - Variance and Performance Indices

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 ■ Time and Cost Projection Calculations
■ Project Quality Management
BLOCK 4: HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
■ Project Human Resource Management
■ People Management Skills
■ Staffing Management Plan
■ Project Communications Management
BLOCK 5: PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT
MANAGEMENT
■ Project Risk Management
■ Project Procurement Management
■ Procurement Planning
■ Solicitation Planning
■ Solicitation
■ Source Selection
■ Contract Administration
■ Contract Close-Out
BLOCK 6: THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROCESS MODEL
■ The Project Management Process Model
■ Project Initiation
■ Project Planning
■ Project Execution
■ Project Controlling Processes
■ Scope Creep and Change Control
■ Project Closing Processes
■ Project Wrap-Up
■ The Balanced Scorecard
■ Project Inspiration
BLOCK 7: PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
■ Portfolio Management
BLOCK 8: PROJECT MANAGEMENT MATURITY AND BUSINESS
INTEGRATION MODELS
■ The SEI Capability Maturity Model
■ The Project Management Process Maturity Model
■ The Kerzner Project Management Maturity Model
■ Hartman's SMART Project Management-Based Maturity Model
■ The SMART Model
■ Strategically Managed Projects
■ Project Alignment
■ Regenerative Work Environment
■ Transitional Projects
■ The Benefits Realization Approach
■ The Three Fundamentals
■ The Three Necessary Conditions
■ Two Practical Tools or Techniques to Support Benefits Realization
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